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#DFCE99

#dfce99 ≈ Vanilla

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfce99 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 80.78% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.62% magenta, 31.39% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 45.43°, with 52.24% saturation and 73.73% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vanilla (#f3e5ab), ΔE 5.29.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.6213

Complementary

  1. #dfce99
  2. #99aadf

Split complementary

  1. #dfce99
  2. #99cddf
  3. #ab99df

Analogous

  1. #dfab99
  2. #dfce99
  3. #cddf99

Triadic

  1. #dfce99
  2. #99dfce
  3. #ce99df

Tetradic

  1. #dfce99
  2. #aadf99
  3. #99aadf
  4. #ce99df

Square

  1. #dfce99
  2. #99dfab
  3. #99aadf
  4. #df99cd

Monochromatic

  1. #aa8d35
  2. #cdb25f
  3. #dfce99
  4. #f1ead3
  5. #faf8ef

Shades

#dfce99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfce99
  2. #c9b98a
  3. #b2a57a
  4. #9c906b
  5. #867c5c
  6. #70674d
  7. #59523d
  8. #433e2e
  9. #2d291f
  10. #16150f
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfce99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfce99
  2. #e2d3a3
  3. #e5d8ad
  4. #e9ddb8
  5. #ece2c2
  6. #efe7cc
  7. #f2ebd6
  8. #f5f0e0
  9. #f9f5eb
  10. #fcfaf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfce99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfce99
  2. #d6c697
  3. #ccbe94
  4. #c3b792
  5. #b9af8f
  6. #b0a78d
  7. #a69f8a
  8. #9d9788
  9. #939085
  10. #8a8883
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5cebc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9cc95 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ded19b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eac6c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dccd97 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ded09a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6c9b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfce99 {
  color: #dfce99;
}
Background
.bg-dfce99 {
  background-color: #dfce99;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfce99 {
  border: 2px solid #dfce99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfce99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 206 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 52% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfce99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfce99, #cddf99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfce99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 206 153 / 0.35);
}

#f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.29 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 5.56 #ffe5b4 Peach ΔE 6.63 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.73 #ffe4b5 Moccasin ΔE 6.87 #fad6a5 Sunset ΔE 7.17 #ffdead Navajo White ΔE 7.19 #203166 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Vanilla
#dfce99  rgb(223, 206, 153)  hsl(45, 52%, 74%)  Vanilla
#99aadf  rgb(153, 170, 223)  hsl(225, 52%, 74%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#99dfce  rgb(153, 223, 206)  hsl(165, 52%, 74%)  Magic Mint
#ce99df  rgb(206, 153, 223)  hsl(285, 52%, 74%)  Wisteria